Inflation Record
$100 in 1980 → Today (Canada)
Official data verified · CPI (Statistics Canada) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items
$382.19
+282.2% cumulative inflation · 1980–2026
Your $100 in 1980 would have the purchasing power of $382.19 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1980 had the same average buying power as $382.19 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 282.2% across this 46-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -73.8%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (Statistics Canada)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 1980 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $3.82 |
| $5 | $19.11 |
| $10 | $38.22 |
| $20 | $76.44 |
| $50 | $191.09 |
| $100 | $382.19 |
| $500 | $1,910.93 |
| $1,000 | $3,821.85 |
| $10,000 | $38,218.52 |
| $100,000 | $382,185.21 |
Key facts about 1980
- Consumer prices rose 10.1% in 1980 — the 10th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1980, Energy rose the most: 435.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1980, prices rose 78.0% in total.
$100 in 1980, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $177.95 | +78.0% |
| 2000 | $216.60 | +116.6% |
| 2010 | $264.50 | +164.5% |
| 2020 | $311.03 | +211.0% |
| 2026 | $382.19 | +282.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1980
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 41.8 | 9.7% |
| February | 42.3 | 9.6% |
| March | 42.6 | 9.2% |
| April | 42.9 | 9.2% |
| May | 43.4 | 9.3% |
| June | 43.9 | 10.0% |
| July | 44.2 | 10.0% |
| August | 44.7 | 10.9% |
| September | 45.0 | 10.6% |
| October | 45.4 | 10.7% |
| November | 46.0 | 11.1% |
| December | 46.2 | 11.1% |
Annual average for 1980: 44.033
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1980 annual average): 44.033 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 3.8219
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.